Results 15,161-15,180 of 24,382 for speaker:Seán Barrett

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Could Members settle down for the next speaker, Deputy Boyd Barrett, please?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Are the Members finished talking now? Deputy Boyd Barrett to proceed.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Deputy Ferris is being very disorderly.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: I do my best for the Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Will the Deputies allow the Deputy in possession to put his question?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Thank you, Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Thank you, Deputy. The Taoiseach to reply.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: A question please, Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: I am interested in what the Deputy is saying. Could I have a supplementary please?

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Before the Taoiseach replies I remind the House that questions relating to activities of individual Cabinet committees are not in order as those activities of the committees are subject to Cabinet confidentiality. As a former Minister, Deputy Martin will be aware that has always been the position, which leads us into difficult ground when we have questions such as these.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: That is a totally separate issue.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: That is an entirely different question. The Deputy is going on a different tack altogether.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: That is a separate question.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: I advise Members that we have 15 minutes remaining in which to deal with Questions Nos. 24 to 35, inclusive, to be taken together. This group of questions, which relate to the constitutional convention, includes questions by three Deputies who are in the Chamber. The more time we spend on the current group of questions, the less there will be to deal with questions relating to the...

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: We cannot discuss that matter. It is an entirely different issue.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: We are not discussing the Minister, Deputy Varadkar. This issue is not on the Order Paper.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: It does not relate to Cabinet sub-committees. Will the Deputy co-operate so that we can move on to the next set of questions? He is free to put down a separate question on this issue.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: The Deputy has one question on this issue. Deputy Micheál Martin had 13 questions and Deputy Gerry Adams had eight, or 21 out of the 24 questions between them. I cannot allow Deputy Higgins to go on indefinitely. In case he has forgotten, his question was to ask the Taoiseach the number of Cabinet committee meetings he has attended since Easter. He has already answered that. We cannot...

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: It is not my time I am concerned about. I am seeking to protect Members so that they will have reasonable time to address the group of questions on the constitutional convention.

Cabinet Committees (26 Jun 2012)

Seán Barrett: Does Deputy Adams have a brief supplementary?